Airbus Military A330 MRTT FSTA for UK RAF awarded certification
Airbus Military has obtained military and civil certification for the Future Strategic Transport Aircraft (FSTA) version of the A330 MRTT for the Royal Air Force…
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Pratt & Whitney Donates $1 Million and Twin Wasp Engine to National World War II Museum; Dave Hess Joins Board of Trustees
Pratt & Whitney has donated $1 million to the National World War II Museum to help tell the story of America’s experience in the war…
More space for heavyweights?
Safety experts confirm that current separation levels for heavy aircraft would be sufficient for the new Boeing 747-800, which is 15% heavier than similar aircraft….
Spain orders a Eurocopter EC225 helicopter for sea search & rescue and pollution control missions
Albacete, Spain, September 12, 2011 Eurocopter has signed a contract to supply an EC225 helicopter for Spain following its recent success in the country’s competition…
Eurofighter Typhoon Amateur Photography Competition 2011 picks a winner
The first annual Eurofighter Typhoon Amateur Photography Competition concluded last week when a panel of experts met in Eurofighter headquarters in Munich to choose the…
U.S. Navy/Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Honored by Defense News
Tailless, First-of-Its-Kind Aircraft Headed Toward First Carrier Landings, Launches in 2013 Aerospace trade publication Defense News has selected the U.S. Navy/Northrop Grumman Corporation developed X-47B…
Passenger traffic up 13 percent at Abu Dhabi airport
Passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport in July rose by 13.3 percent, with 1.2 million passengers passing through it, officials said. Aircraft movements also…
Lockheed Martin Upgrades Air Traffic Control System in Nation’s Second Busiest Airspace
New York Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) gains new GPS technology to help direct air traffic Rockville, Md., September 8th, 2011 — Lockheed Martin has…
Lockheed Martin-Developed Automated Tool Points Way to Safe Separation of Aircraft on Final Approach
First use at Minneapolis-St. Paul Leads Way for NextGen Support Nationally Rockville, Md., September 7th, 2011 — Air traffic controllers at the Minneapolis Terminal Radar…
Boeing Boosts New Airplane Demand Forecast in China
The Boeing (NYSE: BA) Company, China’s leading provider of passenger airplanes, projects that China will require 5,000 new commercial airplanes valued at $600 billion over…
Chile says no survivors from Pacific Ocean air crash
All 21 people aboard a military aircraft that crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the remote Juan Fernandez islands perished, Chile’s government said on Saturday,…
Fokker 70 Flies on Bio-Fuel
Fokker 70 Aircraft of KLM CityHopper Flies on Bio-Fuel on August 31, 2011Â On this day, 31 August, exactly one hundred years ago, Anthony Fokker,…
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